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1 – 10 of 12Russia is encouraging a rapprochement between Turkey and Syria that does not explicitly include Iran, a key economic and military backer of the Damascus government. Tehran worries…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275797
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The effort to restore Syria's membership, supported by most members but not all of the leading ones, has slowed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the start of protests in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275279
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Prospects for the Middle East in the fourth quarter.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB203153
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Between 2020 and 2021, the Middle Eastern captagon trade grew by nearly USD2bn to over USD5bn in market value, with further growth expected in 2022. Furthermore, seizures of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270055
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As a new crisis in relations with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states intensifies and internal sectarian tensions mount, compromise Prime Minister Najib Mikati is pushing ahead…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265483
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Prospects for Syria and Iraq in 2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206903
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He exhorted Riyadh to take the “golden opportunity” of a strategic alliance with Washington to confront Iranian extremism, and threatened to attack the advanced missile factories…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227474
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Ties have been difficult since Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri reversed his Saudi-inspired resignation on November 4, despite his insistence that it was on the basis that all…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227588
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Prospects for Syria in 2017.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216208
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Washington has increased pressure on Tehran on a near-daily basis since it designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation on April 8. The United States has imposed new sanctions…